Constantly on the hunt and suffering from hallucinations that drive his violent nature, an unnamed man is capturing women and savagely beating them to death. Meanwhile, a woman is luring men into a violent end, by way of her knife. Driven by the same force to make the opposite sex suffer, the killers’ fates intertwine. The two must face off in a battle to the death, in which they are forced to reveal the horrible truth behind their addiction to murder.
“Brutal” takes an interesting approach to its visuals, drawing heavy influence from Western “Grindhouse” films, using a filter to make the footage appear grainy, damaged, and with light and color fluctuations. Unfortunately, the visual styling ends up feeling misguided, as other than applying the filter it does not imitate any other aspects of the “Grindhouse” genre. Despite trying to dirty up the film, it is apparent it was shot on digital. The cinematography is also a step above most “Grindhouse” productions, with Takashi Hirose proving he has talent behind the camera. Exterior shots to those taking place in small spaces are all competently framed, lit, and transition well. The decision to add an effect on top of the work hurts the film’s imagery and even gives a sense of desperation to try to capture a certain type of nostalgia with the audience, instead of relying on its own strengths. It is unfortunate when one creative choice can hurt a production so much.
The story of “Brutal” is simple but effective, it does attempt some sort of social commentary about the violent nature of men and women, but it does not offer enough depth into the subject to justify the amount of violence on display. The film does end on a strong note with an interesting twist, with a reveal that is bound to gross some out, while giving others a chuckle. In spite of its simple nature, those who enjoy films that make them somewhat uncomfortable and enjoy the challenge of getting through some ultra-violence, “Brutal” poses a fun and entertaining challenge in that regard.
6/10。简单的故事，平铺直叙，虽然没什么深度，但整体的风格、节奏与摄影看着都满舒适的，尤其是配乐，选得实在太棒了。
也就是个mv或者十多分钟的短片的体量吧，戳爷挺可爱…
清新好看的疼痛青春，戳爷演的挺不错的，每个勇敢的小孩都要幸福。
片子把戳爷拍得还是挺美的，有点像甜茶，但是情感刻画以及落脚点确实不敢恭维，这个男主的设定也不讨喜，一直是家人和朋友在承担他的戾气却没有feedback. p.s本片会收到霉霉律师函警告。
比较像迷你据，还有点古早味青春片的观感，两位少年非常清爽，难得南亚小男娃辣么清新的咧，以为到甜腻腻到底，这个结局倒是挺意外的，突然从小清新爱情变少年成长了。
Every book I read I only read for you,
life has to move on everyone has to move on
色彩清新，配乐好听
表现过于平淡和范式化，像MV，一度拉进度条，后半段优于前半段，troye好帅，表演也不错。
奶奶可真是治愈系的。印度那位很硅谷脸谱，主角是主角脸。
戳爷扮演的凯莱布是南佛罗里达的一名高三学生，在他即将开始人生的新篇章时遇到了HIV感染的风险，与此同时，他也经历了一场新的爱情之旅。
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戳爷还挺可爱…为什么会有人每天骑tandem bike…关于三个月的等待期，可能很多人都会感同身受…
6/10。简单的故事，平铺直叙，虽然没什么深度，但整体的风格、节奏与摄影看着都满舒适的，尤其是配乐，选得实在太棒了。
只能講整體風格唔係我鐘意嘅，偏向The end of the fvcking world 嘅頹廢感，特別接受不能男主嘅style. 睇完comments 或者呢個係troye 嘅本色演出？dun know….不過拋開表面嘅頹廢生活，男主嘅遭遇以及果種缺乏安全感嘅內心的確幾令人同情，或者呢個會令到唔少現實中嘅Gay特別係btm 會有身同感受？ Anyway 最後結局得知原來troye 呢個角色係top 應該係相對出乎我意料之外嘅點了
本想打2分的，为了戳打3分。人与人的青春烦恼差别如此之大，多么希望每个人都能肆意享受自己的青春，同时又不搞砸一切。
就这都7能上七分，大家包容度真高
三个月可以发生很多事，可以改变很多事。跟随主人公的经历起起伏伏，浮浮沉沉。
dara出场的那一秒，我的姬达响了（果然）
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